Sentara Health Foundation Awards 13 Organizations More than $150,000 in Community Recognition Grants

Norfolk, VA – January 5, 2004 – Sentara Health Foundation recently awarded nearly $150,000 in grants to support community programs and services in Hampton Roads. The 13 organizations that received grants during this round include:

About Sentara Health Foundation Sentara Health Foundation was established in 1998 to improve health and quality of life and to further Sentara’s not-for-profit mission of serving the community. The primary focus of the Foundation is to identify community health-related needs and enable solutions.

Sentara Health Foundation accepts grant requests from organizations that demonstrate an ability to make a positive impact on any of the Foundation's current priorities including: -- Access to Basic Health Care Services -- Programs and Services that Improve Pregnancy Outcomes -- Collaborative Health Improvement Initiatives -- Services and Programs for the Frail and at Risk Elderly

For the past five years, Sentara Health Foundation has touched the lives of many Virginia residents from the Eastern Shore to the Upper Peninsula with grants to support community programs. During this time, more than $1.5 million have been distributed.